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Marine mammal ecology and conservation : a handbook of techniques /

"Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists: they are mostly difficult to observe, they occupy and environment...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Boyd, I. L., Bowen, W. D., Iverson, Sara J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Colección:Techniques in ecology and conservation series.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Ethics in marine mammal science / Nick J. Gales [and others]
  • Marking and capturing / Tom Loughlin [and others]
  • Estimating the abundance of marine mammals / Philip S. Hammond
  • The spatial analysis of marine mammal abundance / Jason Matthiopoulos and Geert Aarts
  • Morphometrics, age estimation, and growth / W. Don Bowen and Simon Northridge
  • Vital rates and population dynamics / Jason D. Baker, Andrew Westgate, and Tomo Eguchi
  • Epidemiology, disease, and health assessment / Ailsa J. Hall [and others]
  • Measurement of individual and population energetics of marine mammals / Sara J. Iverson [and others]
  • Diet / Dominic J. Tollit [and others]
  • Telemetry / Bernie McConnell [and others]
  • Foraging behaviour / Mark A. Hindell [and others]
  • Studying marine mammal social systems / Hal Whitehead and Sofie Van Parijs
  • Long-term studies / W. Don Bowen [and others]
  • Identifying units to conserve using genetic data / Barbara L. Taylor, Karen Martien, and Phillip Morin
  • Approaches to management / John Harwood
  • Conservation biology / Andrew J. Read.